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First Claim
1. An arteriovenous bypass grafting procedure, which comprises fitting an elongate device around a vessel to be grafted, wherein the device is arcuate in cross-section and self-supporting, and wherein the device comprises inner and outer layers that are maintained in contact by their natural elasticity or by bonding, wherein the outer layer is relatively rigid such that it provides a structural framework for the device, and wherein the inner layer stimulates neovascularisation and degrades faster than the outer layer.
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Abstract
An elongate device, actuate in cross-section, for placement around a vessel, comprises an essentially non-porous outer layer and a biodegradable inner layer.
An alternative device comprises a tubular portion for placement around a graft and a portion, arcuate in cross-section, that can straddle a native vessel, at the site of an end-to-side anastomosis.
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- 1. An arteriovenous bypass grafting procedure, which comprises fitting an elongate device around a vessel to be grafted, wherein the device is arcuate in cross-section and self-supporting, and wherein the device comprises inner and outer layers that are maintained in contact by their natural elasticity or by bonding, wherein the outer layer is relatively rigid such that it provides a structural framework for the device, and wherein the inner layer stimulates neovascularisation and degrades faster than the outer layer.
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